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Thales Leonardo de Carvalho
Education
Ph.D. in Political Science
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2022 - 2018
Visiting Graduate Student (Political Science)
University of California - San Diego
San Diego, United States
2022 - 2021
M.A. in Political Science
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2018 - 2016
B.A. in International Relations
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2015 - 2011
Selected Peer-reviewed Publications
Did the Far Right Breed a New Variety of Foreign Policy? The Case of Bolsonaro’s “More-Bark-Than-Bite” Brazil
Accepted - Global Studies Quarterly
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2022
- With Dawisson Belém Lopes and Vinicius Santos
International Clientelistic Networks: The Case of Venezuela
Latin American Politics and Society 64(3)
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2022
- With Dawisson Belém Lopes
Mind the gap: Assessing differences in methodological approaches between Brazilian and mainstream IR journals
Contexto Internacional 43(3)
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2021
- With João Paulo Gabriel and Dawisson Belém Lopes
Work in progress
Following the trail of words: mapping trending topics of graduate research in Brazil’s IR (1987-2018)
Under Review
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2022
- With Vinicius Santos and Yulieth Martínez
The paradox of voice and action: Explaining the decline of resolutions on domestic conflict in the United Nations
Under Review
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2022
- With Luis Schenoni and Steffen Eckhard
International Security Policies in Latin America: a new framework for analysis
In progress
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2022
Regional Relevance: A Conceptualization and Empirical Assessment
In progress
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2022
- With Andrés Malamud, Luis Schenoni, and Lucas Paes
The foreign policy of the neo-patriotic far right at the United Nations General Assembly (2013-2020)
In progress
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2022
- With Camilo López Burián, José Antonio Sanahuja, and Dawisson Belém Lopes
Mobilizing resources in times of trouble: a measure of states’ resource mobilization towards international security
In progress
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2022
Seguindo a trilha das palavras: mapeando os trending topics das pesquisas na pós-graduação em RI no Brasil - 1987-2018
Scielo (Preprint)
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2021
- With Vinicius Santos and Yulieth Martínez
Chapters in Edited Volumes
200 Years of International Relations in Brazil: Issues, Theories, and Methods
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of International Studies
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2022
- With Dawisson Belém Lopes and João Paulo Gabriel
Assessing multilateral defense policy diffusion in South America: the South American Defense Council unpacked
Policy Diffusion: New Constraints, New Realities. Proceedings of the II International Conference on Policy Diffusion and Development Cooperation (ebook)
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2021
Press Articles
Artigo: Política externa ou campanha eleitoral por outros meios?
O Globo
Brazil
2020
- With Dawisson Belém Lopes.
O atual contexto da política do Brasil para a China
Diário do Comércio
Brazil
2020
- With Arthur Guimarães.
Teaching Experience
Brazilian Foreign Policy Analysis
Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2022
- Instructor of the “Brazilian Foreign Policy Analysis” course at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Minas Gerais (The Pontifical Catholic University of Minas Gerais). Course design, lecturing, and conducting seminars.
Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA)
Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana (UNILA)
Foz do Iguaçu, Brazil
2020
- Instructor of the “Qualitative Comparative Analysis” course at the Universidade Federal da Integração Latino-Americana - UNILA (The Federal University of the Latin American Integration). Course design, lecturing, conducting seminars, and grading.
Teaching Assistant
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
2019 - 2016
- Teaching assistant for the following courses: “Introduction to Political Analysis”, “Global Governance”, “Social Theory of Foreign Policy”, “The Geopolitics of Knowledge”, under the supervision of prof. Dawisson Belém Lopes, and “Introduction to the Democratic Theory”, and “The Modern State and the Capitalism”, supervised by prof. Felipe Nunes. Lecturing, conducting seminars, and grading.
Awards
Best Paper - Latin American and Caribbean Emerging Scholar
International Studies Association - Latin American and Caribbean Region
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2022
Best Paper Presented within the International Politics Section
Brazilian Political Science Association
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2022
Selected Conferences and Talks
International Security Policies in Latin America: a new framework for analysis
13th Meeting of the Brazilian Political Science Association
Virtual Conference
2022
International Security Policies in Latin America: a new framework for analysis
ISA Latin American and Caribbean Emerging Scholar Forum
Nashville, USA
2022
International Security Policies in Latin America: a new framework for analysis
International Studies Association 2022 Anual Convention
Nashville, USA
2022
International Security Policies in Latin America: a (Neoclassical Realist) framework for analysis
45º Meeting of the Brazilian National Association of Graduate Studies and Research in Social Sciences (ANPOCS)
Virtual Conference
2021
Seguindo a trilha das palavras: mapeando os trending topics das pesquisas na pós-graduação em RI no Brasil (1987-2018)
8º Meeting of the Brazilian International Relations Association (ABRI)
Virtual Conference
2021
Back to the Assembly? Power Politics, Domestic Conflict, and Forum Shopping in the United Nations
8º Meeting of the Brazilian International Relations Association (ABRI)
Virtual Conference
2021
Back to the Assembly? Power Politics, Domestic Conflict, and Forum Shopping in the United Nations
7th Joint Human Rights Conference (ISA)
Virtual Conference
2021
Assessing defense cooperation in South America: How did the South American Defense Council act?
II International Conference on Policy Diffusion and Development Cooperation
Virtual Conference
2021
Política na América do Sul e possíveis desdobramentos para a segurança regional
The Air Force University (UNIFA)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2019
Grants
Latin American Emerging Scholar Travel Grant
International Studies Association
United States
2022
Visiting Fellowship - Institutional Program for Internationalization
Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
Brazil
2022 - 2021
- US$16880 for a research stay in San Diego (United States).
Graduate Fellowship
Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
Brazil
2022 - 2019
- US$6800/year to finance Ph.D. research.
Graduate Fellowship
Minas Gerais Research Funding Foundation (FAPEMIG)
Brazil
2019 - 2018
- US$6800/year to finance Ph.D. research.
Graduate Fellowship
Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)
Brazil
2018 - 2016
- US$5250/year to finance Master’s research.
Membership
International Studies Association (ISA)
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Brazilian Political Science Association (ABCP)
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Brazilian Defense Studies Association (ABED)
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Languages